Fortune and Faith in Old Chicago(1st Edition) A Dual Biography of Mayor Augustus Garrett and Seminary Founder Eliza Clark Garrett by CharlesH. Cosgrove Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2020 by Southern Illinois University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-3794-1, ISBN: 0-8093-3794-0
"This well-crafted and engaging biography of Augustus Garrett and his wife, Eliza Clark Garrett, tells two equally compelling stories: an ambitious man’s struggle to succeed and the remarkable spiritual journey of a woman attempting to overcome tragedy. By contextualizing the couple’s lives within the rich social, political, business, and religious milieu of Chicago’s early urbanization, author Charles H. Cosgrove fills a gap in the hist ..."
"Foreword by Don Wardlaw This exceptional book by Charles Cosgrove and Dow Edgerton will be a rich resource for pastors wanting to reach their congregations in a fresh way. Rather than discussing preaching in general or even a specific approach to preaching, it focuses on a new way of engaging the biblical text for preaching. In Other Words combines Cosgrove and Edgerton's critical acumen, creative imagination, and pastoral ..."
"The apostle Paul was a cross-cultural missionary, a Hellenistic Jew who sought to be "all things to all people" in order to win them to the gospel. In this provocative book Charles Cosgrove, Herold Weiss, and K. K. Yeo bring Paul into conversation with six diverse cultures of today: Argentine/Uruguayan, Anglo-American, Chinese, African American, Native American, and Russian. No other book on the apostle Paul looks at his thou ..."
"Arguing from scripture is one of the ways that Christians test their moral judgments. But are all methods of appealing to the Bible equally valid and effective? In this book Charles Cosgrove looks at the churchs long tradition of moral debate and analyzes five important hermeneutical rules that guide contemporary use of scripture in ethical argument. After introducing the nature of moral arguments generally, Cosgrove devotes one chapter ..."
Elusive Israel(1st Edition) The Puzzle of Election in Romans by CharlesH. Cosgrove Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1997 by Westminster John Knox Press ISBN-13: 978-0-664-25696-8, ISBN: 0-664-25696-1
"J. Christiaan. Beker: The. Sign. of. Israel. in. Apocalyptic. Paul. Of special
significance for Christian rethinking of Paul's teaching about Israel and the
relevance of that teaching for contemporary Christian theology is J. Christiaan
Beker's study Paul's Apocalyptic Gospel: The Coming Triumph of God.1 Although
Paul's teaching about Israel is not a central focus of Beker's book, I propose that it
plays a constitutive role at the ..."
Church Conflict The Hidden Systems Behind the Fights (Effective Church) by CharlesH. Cosgrove, Dennis D. Hatfield Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1994 by Abingdon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-687-08152-3, ISBN: 0-687-08152-1
"If church is like a family, it fights like one too! As in any family, conflict in the church family is natural and inevitable. But the way the church family handles its fights can make or break ministry. By using stories and examples of real problems at actual churches, Cosgrove and Hatfield have applied family-systems theory to help us identify the hidden structural boundaries in any group relationship. They show how th ..."
They Both Reached for the Gun(First Edition) Beulah Annan, Maurine Watkins, and the Trial That Became Chicago by Cosgrove, CharlesH. Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2024 by Southern Illinois University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-3938-9, ISBN: 0-8093-3938-2
"They Both Reached for the Gun sheds new light on the sordid story of the 1924 shooting of Harry Kalsted, Beulah Annan's trial, the participants, and reporter Maurine Watkins's 1926 play Chicago, which was later adapted to the Rob Marshall ..."
"Hermeneutical Ethics, Indeterminacy and the Conflict of Interpretations Charles H
. Cosgrove. premise ... It is not only inescapable but also good to interpret from
and for a particular 'place'. ... Different interpretations can be diverse but, as
Augustine believed, harmonious in their effects of promoting God's love and
grace. ... The ancient rhetor Quintilian, speaking about problems in interpreting
legal texts, advises that in c ..."
"An In-Depth Look at Bible Translation -The concerns, issues, and approaches -The history -The ins and outs of the translation task With a reach that covers the entire globe, the Bible is the best-selling, most earnestly studied book of all time. It has been translated into well over 1,000 languages, from those of global reach such as English, French, and Arabic, to a myriad of isolated tribal tongues. Yet while most readers of the ..."
"Comprehensive history of one of the greatest pleasures of ancient life, recreational music, and the various purposes it served."
Postcards from Egypt Reimagining Jesus in the Gospel of Mark by Osvaldo D. Vena Paperback, 124 Pages, Published 2020 by Resource Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-72526-436-6, ISBN: 1-72526-436-6
"Eight persons, including pastor Rhonda Chandler, are seated around a large
table. At some point in the meeting, Carl Graves, the chair of the board, brings up
a problem about some unauthorized purchases. According to Henry Lewis, who
is also seated at the table, the purchases were made by Alan Fletcher, who is not
a board member and therefore is not present. Carl: . . . I'm not going to see Alan
Fletcher get away with this sort of ..."
"The New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (NYSV) was one of the few regiments to serve in both the eatern and western theatres of the war. It also had the misfortune to to, for a good deal of it's tenure, attached to the ill-fated Eleventh corps. Highlights of the regiment's service were it's near annihilation at Gettysburg; action around Chattanooga; the brutal march to and from Knoxville; it's almost daily action during the Atlanta Cam ..."
The Cross and the Spirit A Study in the Argument and Theology of Galatians by CharlesH. Cosgrove Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 1989 by Mercer Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-86554-317-1, ISBN: 0-86554-317-8
"Its insufficiencies have already been adequately exposed by Jost Eckert and
others. 25 But one aspect of Schmithals's interpretation deserves attention: what
he makes of 3:6-4:7 and 4:21-31. According to Schmithals these sections contain
current topoi belonging to previous debates with Jews over the question of the
law. That is to say, Paul does not address the situation in Galatia directly in these
passages. Schmithals has been ac ..."
"The Meanings We Choose is an engagement with responsible bible reading-Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and New Testament texts-for the past as well as for the present and future. Its stated perspectives are multi-denominational Christian but the implications of such readings go far beyond a specific confessional framework. In the present political climate the aware, responsible "personal" is meaningful for any community, confessedly religiou ..."
"... Pokorny Thomas Evan Pollard Charles P. Price James J. H. Price James L.
Price Lee H. Reiff John Reumann George A. Riggan Mathias ... James A.
Sanders Judith E. Sanderson Stanley Paul Saunders Margaret A. Schatkin Hans-
Martin Schenke Wolfgang Schrage John ... C. West Ulrich Wilckens Amos N.
Wilder Gibson Winter Sara C. Winter Wilhelm Wuellner D. Campbell Wyckoff
Faith and History 16."
Ancient Christian Hymn With Musical Notation(1st Edition) Papryus Oxyrhynchus 1786: Text & Commentary (Studien Und Texte Zu Antike Und Christentum) (Studien Und Texte Zu Antike Und Christentum / Studies And Te) by CharlesH. Cosgrove Paperback, 245 Pages, Published 2011 by Coronet Books ISBN-13: 978-3-16-150923-0, ISBN: 3-16-150923-4
"In this book, Charles Cosgrove undertakes a comprehensive examination of Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1786, an ancient Greek Christian hymn dating to the late third century that offers the most ancient surviving example of a notated Christian melody. The author analyzes the text and music of the hymn, situating it in the context of the Greek literary and hymnic tradition, ancient Greek music, early Christian liturgy and devotion, and the social ..."